A mountable feed bucket having a receptacle and being suitable for securing to a fence rail. The receptacle includes one or more brackets forming a vacuous area for receiving the fence rail. Further, a method of mounting a feed bucket on a fence rail including the steps of providing a mountable feed bucket having a receptacle with a bracket for securing the mountable feed bucket to the fence rail; securing the mountable feed bucket to the fence by positioning the bracket about a fence rail so that the rail is within a vacuous area between the back receptacle wall and a portion of the bracket; inserting a pin through an aperture of the bracket a distance so that the pin rests securely upon the fence rail; and securing the pin through the aperture and against the fence rail.
